You’re so right about Julia! She never did commercial endorsements or even benefits for worthy organizations, except for public television. But as she traveled around the country, she often helped with fund raisers for local animal shelters. Our book, Julia’s Cats, describes how in her later years she paid frequent visits to a Santa Barbara “cat house” to play with the rescued kitties. And she once told a reporter that if she hadn’t discovered French food first, she might have decided to become a feline vet!

As I said to Clowie’s person, I’d be surprised if she made any waves in Britain. She really was a French foodie. She didn’t think much of American food either. 🙂

I think Julia Child found her cats were very good at cleaning up dropped bits. Of course, she was often cooking with high quality fish and pate de fois gras, too. 🙂

And I wouldn’t expect my British friends to be familiar with her. During the height of her career, most people did not give English cooking very much respect. And she didn’t think there was anything in the world that competed with French cuisine.

One of the reasons I’ve started thinking about a cat is because Honey likes them so much. She definitely has some kitty friends in the neighborhood.

And, if we’re going to live on a boat someday, a cat would certainly fit better than another dog. 🙂

I assume you mean your Collie decor is more than just the long hair that decorates my house? 🙂